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The fortified city Eboracum (York) was the capital of Brittania Inferior, a Roman province established in c. 200 AD and covering much of what is now Northern England and the [[Midlands]]. There are numerous Roman forts in Yorkshire, which would later be denoted in Old English by the ending ''-ceaster'', surviving as ''-caster'', with examples being [[Doncaster]] and [[Tadcaster]].

The fortified city Eboracum (York) was the capital of Brittania Inferior, a Roman province established in c. 200 AD and covering much of what is now Northern England and the [[Midlands]]. There are numerous Roman forts in Yorkshire, which would later be denoted in Old English by the ending ''-ceaster'', surviving as ''-caster'', with examples being [[Doncaster]] and [[Tadcaster]].

Following the departure of Romans from Britain in the early 5th century, several Romano-British Celtic kingdoms emerged in Yorkshire; Ebrauc was the region around York, Deifr (or Deira) comprised the lands along the coast to the north and east of York, while Elmet was further west and centred on what is now [[Leeds]] (Loidis). Modern-day Yorkshire forms a part of the region known to historians as Yr Hen Ogledd (Welsh for "the old north"), which comprises the British Celtic kingdoms of the immediately post-Roman years in northern England and southern Scotland.

Following the departure of Romans from Britain in the early 5th century, several Romano-British Celtic kingdoms emerged in Yorkshire; Ebrauc was the region around York, Deifr (or Deira) comprised the lands along the coast to the north and east of York, while [[Elmet]] was further west and centred on what is now [[Leeds]] (Loidis). Modern-day Yorkshire forms a part of the region known to historians as Yr Hen Ogledd (Welsh for "the old north"), which comprises the British Celtic kingdoms of the immediately post-Roman years in northern England and southern Scotland.

The first Germanic peoples, who brought to Britain the [[Old English]] language, arrived in what is now England and Scotland in c. 450 AD. The old British Celtic kingdom of Deifr became the Anglian kingdom Deira in the third quarter of the 5th century, with this ultimately being unified with the more northerly kingdom Bernicia (centred on [[Northumberland]] and south east Scotland) to form the kingdom of Northumbria in the 7th century. By this time, the name ''Eboracum'' (modern-day York) had been adapted into the Old English ''Eoforwic''.

The first Germanic peoples, who brought to Britain the [[Old English]] language, arrived in what is now England and Scotland in c. 450 AD. The old British Celtic kingdom of Deifr became the Anglian kingdom Deira in the third quarter of the 5th century, with this ultimately being unified with the more northerly kingdom Bernicia (centred on [[Northumberland]] and south east Scotland) to form the kingdom of Northumbria in the 7th century. By this time, the name ''Eboracum'' (modern-day York) had been adapted into the Old English ''Eoforwic''. The Celtic kingdom Elmet was annexed into the kingdom of Northumbria on [[Easter]] in 627 AD. They were subsequently known as ''Elmetsæte'' or "Elmet-dwellers" (the suffix ''-sæte'' also being found in the modern English county names ''[[Dorset]]'' and ''[[Somerset]]'').

Following the first Scandinavian Viking raid on Northumbria in 793 AD, an army of Vikings from [[Denmark]] invaded the south of Northumbria and conquered York in 866 AD. ''Eoforwic'' was once again adapted, this time into Old Norse ''Jorvik'', from which the present-day name "York" ultimately derives. Jorvik became the capital of a Scandinavian kingdom of the same name. Yorkshire formed the heartlands of this Scandinavian kingdom.

Following the first Scandinavian Viking raid on Northumbria in 793 AD, an army of Vikings from [[Denmark]] invaded the south of Northumbria and conquered York in 866 AD. ''Eoforwic'' was once again adapted, this time into Old Norse ''Jorvik'', from which the present-day name "York" ultimately derives. Jorvik became the capital of a Scandinavian kingdom of the same name. Yorkshire formed the heartlands of this Scandinavian kingdom.